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  • FOI request (FOIR-103361129)

    Abandoned Vehicles

    Requested Wed 23 January 2019
    Responded  Fri 22 February 2019

    I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act:

    1)      The number of vehicles reported as abandoned within your local authority area broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.

    2)      The number of abandoned vehicles removed in your local authority area broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.

    3)      The number of abandoned vehicles destroyed by your local authority broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.

    4)      The amount of money spent by your local authority on removing and destroying abandoned vehicles broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.

    5)      The amount of money in fines distributed by your local authority to people for abandoning their vehicles broken down by year for 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 to date.

    If limited by time constraints, please priorities in order of Q1, Q2, Q3 etc.


    Response

    Q1 - 2   

    2013-2014 - 406 Reports, 13 cars removed

    2014-2015 - 552 Reports, 21 cars removed

    2015-2016 - 700 Reports, 30 Cars removed

    2016-2017 - 1084 Reports, 85 Cars Removed

    2017-2018 - 972 Reports, 47 Cars Removed

    2018-2019 to date, 643 Reports, 33 Cars Removed

    Q3 - Hastings Borough Council does not hold this information as the removal and destruction part is under the authority of East Sussex County Council and the work is contracted out. As part of the contract the recovery agents are able to auction/sell vehicles that have been deemed abandoned. However most cars are destroyed.

    Q4

    2013-14 - £1,750

    2014-15 - £2,550

    2015-16 - £2,550

    2016-17 - £2,550

    2017-18 - £3,100

    2018-18 YTD £2,579

    Q5

    2013-14 - £60

    2014-15 - £150

    2015-16 - £283.34

    2016-17 - £935

    2017-18 - £208.35

    2018-18 YTD £550

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